tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post1404744361373422797..comments2024-02-14T16:57:45.608+00:00Comments on The Vol Abroad: Gone for a soldierVol Abroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083054947673242940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-90817778533954212512011-06-25T15:53:54.515+01:002011-06-25T15:53:54.515+01:00Fascinating that B could tell the difference betwe...Fascinating that B could tell the difference between the real and the re-enactor: good for him!<br />Although that particular civil war (we had others, you know!) resulted in a protectorate rather than a republic, with Cromwell overall in charge + his (not especially appreciated) major-generals supposedly overseeing the regions. The m-gs did such things as ride around with their entourages closing down taverns - which latter promptly re-opened as soon as the offending parties had ridden away a safe distance!<br /><br />Lived in Wimbledon for years, although left more than a decade ago: do give it my love.Minniehttp://minniebeaniste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-38831091127867772642011-02-01T14:46:45.350+00:002011-02-01T14:46:45.350+00:00A humorless soldier for a grandson????? Surely not...A humorless soldier for a grandson????? Surely not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com